William Savage (Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge)

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William Savage (died 1736) was an English academic.^[1]

He was born in Ickleford and entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1686, graduating B.A in 1690, M.A. in 1693, and D.D. in 1717.^[2] He was Fellow of Emmanuel from 1692 to 1702; and Rector of St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe from 1703. He also held the livings of Gravesend and Stone, Kent. He was Master of Emmanuel from 1719 until his death in 1736.^[3] He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1724 to 1725.^[4] He was probably a relation of the writer John Savage.^[5]

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References

↑ "A History of Emmanuel College, Cambridge" Sarah Bendall, S; Brooke, C; Collinson, P: Woodbridge, Boydell, 2000 ISBN 0851153933
↑ "Alumni cantabrigienses; a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900;". archive.org. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
↑ "John Balderston | College Masters | History & Archives | About | Emmanuel College, Cambridge". emma.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
↑ "History of the Vice-Chancellorship | Vice-Chancellor's Office". v–c.admin.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
↑ Norgate, Gerald le Grys (1897). "Savage, John (1673-1747)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 340.

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[1] "A History of Emmanuel College, Cambridge" Sarah Bendall, S; Brooke, C; Collinson, P: Woodbridge, Boydell, 2000 ISBN 0851153933

[archive-2] "Alumni cantabrigienses; a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900;". archive.org. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[cam-3] "John Balderston | College Masters | History & Archives | About | Emmanuel College, Cambridge". emma.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[cam2-4] "History of the Vice-Chancellorship | Vice-Chancellor's Office". v–c.admin.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[5] Norgate, Gerald le Grys (1897). "Savage, John (1673-1747)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 340.

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